Where's My Roy Cohn?
critic Reviews
, 87% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- It's blunt rather than balanced, but Where's My Roy Cohn? does what it sets out to do, offering a disquieting summary of its subject's life and legacy.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJ. HobermanTablet
However overwrought, Tyrnauer's movie forcefully illustrates Cohn's once cozy relationship with New York's rich, powerful, and privileged, many of them liberals and/or members of the media...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePaul ByrnesSydney Morning Herald
The documentary does a reasonable survey of his faults and foibles, lining up those willing to plunge a knife, but it's neither definitive nor detailed enough to satisfy even a minimum standard of proof.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAdam GrahamDetroit News
Tyrnauer tells Cohn's story through interviews with family members and colleagues, and makes it very clear that he's indirectly telling the story of Trump. This exposé of "a personality in disarray" is a two-for-one deal.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle
The documentary tells the story of Cohn, his life and career, and it's a grim saga.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSteve DavisAustin Chronicle
Well-researched and candid, this documentary will not change anyone's perception of [Roy] Cohn or rehabilitate his character in any way. Although his self-loathing insecurities may slightly humanize him, he will always be one-dimensionally evil.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBill GoodykoontzArizona Republic
"Where's My Roy Cohn?" makes it clear that his influence is still felt today, all the way to the White House.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian T. CarneyWashington Blade
In this excellent documentary, long-form journalist turned documentary filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer profiles Roy Cohn, the closeted gay lawyer who was the mastermind the Lavender Scare of the 1950s...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDaniel HowatNext Best Picture
The documentary does a phenomenal job of letting Cohn speak for himself, showing us how he didn’t really care how evil he seemed. It paints a ruinous portrait of a menacing man and leaves us frightened for how Trump’s story might end.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid LambleBay Area Reporter
Director Matt Tyrnauer once again displays a remarkable ability to rummage around in our country's recent past as if it were an untidy closet, extracting painful mementos.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRuben Peralta RigaudCocalecas
The two versions of Cohn, his public image and his private life, are fascinating and disturbing. [Full review in Spanish]
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